MUMBAI, May 29 -- A 61-year-old senior lawyer and his son have been booked by the Colaba police for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 56-year-old woman lawyer, whose body was found in the sea near the Gateway of India. According to the police, the case was registered following a complaint filed by the deceased's sister after the family allegedly found a note in which the woman blamed the senior lawyer for her death. Police said the case stems from a long-running dispute over the deceased family's ancestral property near Alibaug. According to the police, the deceased's father and uncle were locked in a property dispute. After her father died in May 2016, the Bombay High Court directed the families of the two brothers to divide the property among themselves. However, the deceased's uncle challenged the order in the Supreme Court. The deceased then approached a senior lawyer she knew and asked him to fight their case in the Supreme Court. "He told them he would charge Rs.35 lakh for the same. The family paid him the money. However, he used to miss several court dates," said a police officer. The deceased's family later decided to sell their share of the land, which was in her father's name. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's order. Then, in December 2024, the senior lawyer agreed to purchase the land for Rs.40 crore. "By March 2025, he was to pay them the total amount. However, he had only paid Rs.2.57 crore and avoided paying the remaining amount. In November 2025, the deceased cancelled the deal," said the police officer. The complainant alleged that the senior lawyer then sent a defamation notice to their family and threatened to file a false case against them. He also allegedly wrote to the Bar Council seeking the cancellation of the deceased's licence. In April, the woman was admitted to hospital after consuming a large quantity of medication, police said. She later went missing on April 10. Her body was found in the sea....